Wordless Wednesday: Emily's Zoo
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (Part Three)
I finished a project this month that was a long time coming. For my son's 23rd birthday, I gave him what was supposed to be his high school graduation quilt. Better late than never, I guess. I blogged a bit about this quilt last fall, and if you'd like to know at least part of the reason this gift was so late, you can read the backstory in Part One and Part Two . In a nutshell, my round robin flew the coop, and this is round two... I made the new ( Blackford's Beauty ) center block sometime last October: Then, working from photos of the original quilt, I remade the first border, designed by my friend, Maura: I was buying fabric for the next border when I learned that Hancock Fabrics was hiring. I started my new job the following Monday, and from there on, work on the quilt slowed considerably. I finished the appliqued music border sometime in February or March: By April, I was scrambling to put together the 20 blocks that would make up the last border. I decided to repe...
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Yep, this is my future veterinarian/zookeeper/dolphin trainer/wildlife rehabilitator, you name it. If it has to do with animals, she wants to do it! The only ones missing from this picture are the gerbil and the betta fish. lol But if Emily had her way, there would be dozens more. ;o)